To the Editor:

I have to agree with so many others in town that the new Bank Park is certainly a unique and inviting “gathering place.”

I shared with Joseph how I so enjoyed one night walking through the park exploring every special nook and cranny--the walkway, the river, the bench, the mini stone arena, the planters, and the flowers.

Being in the park, looking out, evoked a whole new perspective of the town and I, too, could feel the excitement of the completed project. I did remind Joseph, not to his surprise, that I still had the same feelings about the pergola that I had shared with him five months before.

I told him that there is so much more to the park than the pergola that I love and enjoy.

I’m not writing this letter to sway public opinion, but to dispel misconceptions about the intentions of the petition for the relocation of the pergola. It seems some people are of the impression that the petitioners do not like the park and would like to see its demise. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is about relocating the pergola to a space in which it can harmonize with its environment rather than conflict with it.

Wouldn’t it be nice if the pergola could stand in a place where no one need ever say “It doesn’t belong there”?

Respectfully submitted,

Laraine Morrow

Wilmington